Carson Macedo won last Saturday night with the IRA and MOWA series at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Illinois (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
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(Bill W) October 9, 2017 – Just ten points separate Kerry and Ian Madsen in the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com as the series heads into its final four races. Recent winners with the series have included Bill Balog and Dusty Zomer with the IRA, Brooke Tatnell at the Bill Waite Jr. Memorial in LaSalle, Illinois, Hunter Schuerenberg at the Queen’s Royale in Farmington, Missouri and Carson Macedo with the IRA and MOWA in Fairbury, Illinois.
The MOWA series will be back in action for a two-night event this weekend at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois, while the last two events on the schedule will be World of Outlaws showdowns at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on October 20 and Salina Highbanks Speedway in Oklahoma on Saturday, October 21.
The Midwest Thunder schedule has seen 28 different winners in the 57 events contested. The top ten (excluding Platinum WoO drivers) in the standings see Kerry Madsen leading over Ian Madsen, Brian Brown, Brooke Tatnell, Terry McCarl, Tim Kaeding, Mark Dobmeier, Austin McCarl, Bill Balog and Brad Loyet.
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Next Up!
Fri, Oct 13 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Oct 14 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Oct 20 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 21 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (OK) WoO
Current Point Standings (Through 10/7/17) (Includes all drivers)
Driver, Hometown, Points (Wins)
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1011 (4)
Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1001 (7)
Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 725 (6)
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 710 (5)
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 709 (2)
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 533 (1)
Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 479 (2)
David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 463 (3)
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 437 (1)
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 425 (2)
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 414 (1)
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 397 (1)
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 376
Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 375 (3)
Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA, 365 (2)
Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO, 349 (1)
Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 316 (3)
Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD, 301 (1)
Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City, IA, 274
Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO, 270 (1)
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN, 230 (1)
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 215
Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 209
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 191
Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 190 (1)
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 175 (2)
Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 175 (2)
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 173
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 172
Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 169
Jason Sides,Bartlett, TN, 166
Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 148
Chad Kemenah, Arvada, OH, 144 (1)
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 143
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 142
Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 138 (1)
Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL, 137
Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 132
Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 131
Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA, 130
Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 126 (1)
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 114
Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 110
Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 103
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 103
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 100
Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 98
Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 97 (1)
Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 91
Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 88 (1)
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 88
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 88
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 80
Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 80
Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 79
Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 78
Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 78
Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 74
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 72
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 72
Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 72
AJ Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 70
Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH, 68
Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 68
Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA, 65
Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 64 (1)
Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 63
Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 60
Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 56
Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 48
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 46
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 46
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 46
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 46
Jimmy Hurley, Springfield, IL, 42
Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 41
Travis Whitney, Blaine, MN, 41
Kyle Marten, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 40
Carson Short, Marion, IL, 40
Aaron Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL, 39
Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA, 38
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 36
Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 35
Joey Montgomery, Fredericktown, MO, 35
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 34
Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL, 32
Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 32
Kody Kinser, Bloomington, IN, 32
Travis Philo, Waterville, OH, 30
Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 28
Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 26
Jeff Wurst, Bonne Terre, MO, 25
Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 24
Tayler Malsam, Sammamish, WA, 22
Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA, 20
James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 20
Trey Datweiler, Herscher, IL, 20
Scott Bogucki, McLaren, SA, Aust., 18
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 18
Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 18
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 18
Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 18
Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 18
Blake Nimee, Oswego, IL, 18
Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 18
Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 18
Kory Bales, Fredericktown, MO, 18
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 16
Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA, 16
Matt Wasmund, Jackson, MN, 16
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 16
Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 14
Clyde Knipp, California, MO, 14
Dustin Adams, Crystal City, MO, 14
Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 14
Andy McElhannon, Nesbit, MS, 12
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 12
Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 12
Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 12
Max McGhee, Camby, IN, 12
Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA, 10
Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 10
CJ Leary, Greenfield, IN, 10
Dennis Spitz, Lewisburg, KY, 10
Eric Schulz, Sioux Falls, SD, 8
Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 8
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 8
John Fahl, Brown Deer, WI, 8
Patrick Budde, Bartelso, IL, 8
Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 8
Howard Moore, Memphis, TN, 6
Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN, 6
Bill Boles, Harris, IA, 6
AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 6
Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 6
Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 6
Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA, 6
George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 6
Michael Decker, Silver Lake, WI, 6
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 4
Tyler Bear, Elliottsville, PA, 4
Brandon Spithaler, Evans City, PA, 4
Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 4
Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 4
Dean Brown, Springfield, MN, 4
Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL, 4
Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH, 4
Dennis Spitz, Lewisburg, KY, 4
Jim Fifield, Hewitt, IL, 4
Matt Vandervere, Zion, IL, 2
Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH, 2
John Lambertz, Sioux Falls, SD, 2
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 2
Trevor Serbus, Olivia, MN, 2
Bob Weuve, Newton, IA, 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2
Heikkenen Patrick, Eveleth, MN, 2
Tentative Races that will be counted for Points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com (Winners)
Fri, April 7 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO)
Sat, April 8 – 34 Raceway (IA) IRA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, April 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sat, April 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, April 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Fri, May 5 – Missouri State Fair Speedway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, May 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, May 12 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, May 13 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 20 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sun, May 21 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Rain)
Fri, May 26 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 27 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thur, June 1 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, June 2 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, June 3 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Thur, June 8 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, June 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, June 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sun, June 11 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars (Chad Kemenah, Arvada, OH)
Tue, June 13 – Eagle Raceway (NE) WoO (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, June 16 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 17 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sat, June 17 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Rain)
Tue, June 20 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, June 23 – West Liberty (IA) Speedway WoO (Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK)
Fri, June 23 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH)
Sat, June 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Tue, June 27 – The Dirt Oval at Route 66 (IL) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Thur, June 29 – Deer Creek Speedway (MN) WoO (Rain)
Fri, June 30 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, July 1 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thur, July 6 - Deer Creek Speedway (MN) WoO (Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN)
Fri, July 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, July 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 14 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, July 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)
Sat, July 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Wed, July 26 – Peoria Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rain)
Thur, July 27 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rain)
Fri, July 28 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Fri, July 28 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Sat, July 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, July 29 – Macon Speedway (IL) MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, Aug 4 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK)
Sat, Aug 5 – I-55 Raceway “Ironman 55” (MO) WoO (Rain)
Sun, Aug 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Cappy Classic (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Mon, Aug 7 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge (Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK)
Wed, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Thur, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, Aug 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Friday feature only) (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, Aug 12 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, Aug 18 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, Aug 19 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, Aug 19 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Rain)
Sun, Aug 20 – Nodak Speedway (ND) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, Aug 26 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thurs, Aug 30 – Peoria Speedway (IL) MOWA (Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL)
Fri, Sept 1 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Rain)
Fri, Sept 1 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, Sept 2 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, Sept 8 – Superior Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, Sept 8 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL)
Sat, Sept 9 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) Jerry Richert Memorial (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, Sept 9 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) Tom Knowles Memorial (Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO)
Wed, Sept 13 – Dirt Oval at Route 66 (IL) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, Sept 15 – Clay County Fair Speedway (IA) IRA (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sat, Sept 16 – Deer Creek Speedway (MN) IRA (Rain)
Sun, Sept 24 – LaSalle Speedway (IL) Bill Waite Jr. Memorial IRA/MOWA (Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, Sept 30 – St. Francois County Raceway (MO) Queen’s Royale (Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO)
Fri, Oct 6 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) MOWA/IRA (Rain)
Sat, Oct 7 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) MOWA/IRA (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Fri, Oct 13 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Oct 14 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Oct 20 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 21 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (OK) WoO
Point System
The top fifteen finishers in the feature event each night receive points:
Winner - 50 2. 40 3. 35 4. 30 5. 25 6. 20 7. 18 8. 16 9. 14 10. 12 11. 10 12. 8 13. 6 14. 4 15. 2
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Photo: Carson Macedo won last Saturday night with the IRA and MOWA series at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Illinois (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
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